Stéphane de la Faverie

Stéphane de La Faverie is Executive Group President at The Estée Lauder Companies. As Executive Group President, Stéphane’s portfolio of brands includes Estée Lauder and AERIN Beauty; Jo Malone London; Le Labo; KILIAN PARIS, Editions de Parfums Frederic Malle, Darphin Paris and LAB Series; DECIEM (The Ordinary, NIOD, and Avestan); Too Faced; Smashbox; and GLAMGLOW. In addition to his brand portfolio, Stéphane drives integrated planning and end-to-end business operations enterprise-wide.

Stéphane has an outstanding track record of building and leading global brands, a deep expertise across categories and channels, and a keen understanding of local relevance. Stéphane’s strength as an inclusive and empathic leader and his ability to balance emotional inspiration, authenticity, and strategic insights to drive long-term, sustainable growth, have helped him successfully build his portfolio of brands and nurture a winning leadership team.

Prior to his current role, Stéphane most recently served as Group President, The Estée Lauder Companies, and Global Brand President, Estée Lauder and AERIN Beauty from 2020-2022. In that position, he helped build fragrance as another powerful engine of growth for the company, while also leveraging his skin care expertise to drive differentiation for cult-favorite brands in this category and tapping into the growing men’s skin care market. During his successful leadership of Estée Lauder as Global Brand President from 2016-2022, Stephane helped make the company’s namesake brand one of the world’s most beloved prestige beauty brands, connecting with consumers across all ages, backgrounds and ethnicities.